Heritage Open Day – Heaton Hall, Manchester
Heritage Open Day – Heaton Hall, Manchester Each year, some lesser seen places around the UK throw their doors open as part of the Heritage Weekend(s) and it is an event that I attend each and every year. This site in particular has not been open as part of this event for some years and […]
Cornwall – In 47 Images
Cornwall – In 47 Images Each year I make the trip down to my favourite region in the UK – Cornwall, typically the last week of August when the weather is still nice and hopefully things have started to get a little quieter as people’s thoughts turn towards getting the kids ready for back-to-school rather […]
Arley Hall, Cheshire
Arley Hall, Cheshire Arley Hall is a country house in the village of Arley, Cheshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) south of Lymm and 5 miles (8 km) north of Northwich. It is home to the owner, Viscount Ashbrook, and his family. The house is a Grade II* listed building, as is its adjacent […]
Greenway, Brixham, Devon (Pink Passport #13)
Greenway, Brixham, Devon (Pink Passport #13) Greenway, also known as Greenway House, is an estate on the River Dart near Galmpton in Devon, England. Once the home of the author Agatha Christie, it is now owned by the National Trust. The estate is served by a steam railway service with trains from Paignton and Kingswear […]
St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall (Pink Passport #10)
St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall (Pink Passport #10) St Michael’s Mount is a tidal island in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water. It is managed by the National Trust, and […]
RHS Bridgewater Spring Visit
RHS Bridgewater Spring Visit I’m somewhat in the midst of moving house at the moment and as such, don’t really want to invest much time/effort into a garden I (hopefully) won’t be having the benefit of for too much longer, but I still want to appreciate the delights that the plant world have to offer […]
Sedlec Ossuary – The Church of Bones, Kutna Hora
Sedlec Ossuary – The Church of Bones, Kutna Hora A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to visit this fascinating place, whilst on a road trip around the country, in all honesty, it was quite probably the main reason I was in the country I would say. A little bit of information about […]
The Moor’s Murders – The Victims
The Moor’s Murders – The Victims Around Manchester, there is an event that hangs over the area that most people, no matter where they are based in the UK (or perhaps the world) will have heard of and that is the Moor’s Murders. There has been a lot covered around this topic, so I am […]
Ghosts in the Garden, York
Ghosts in the Garden, York York is in my top three places in the UK which I love to visit and I tend to get up there three or four times a year and each visit seems to bring something new for me to see. More often than not, I end up at the Minster, […]
Mannakin, Lincoln
Mannakin, Lincoln This has to be one of the oddest places I have ever visited, probably THE oddest place if I think about it (yes…odder than Chernobyl!), but odd in a good way as it was something totally different to what I would normally venture out to photograph. If we lived in America, I guess […]
